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A Quick Guide to Investing in and Collecting Fine Art

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Is it a rich mans sport? Contributor Priya Raj takes readers on a deep dive into the world of the super-rich investor.

Investing in art is expensive, but it has also outperformed the S&P 500 YoY for over 20 years (according to the Citi Global Art Market chart). Art is considered a ‘passion’ or ‘alternative’ investment, along with collectible cars, watches, and fine wine [among others]. Passion investments are dubbed as such because they require the investor to have a sufficient level of passion and...

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